[FOM] 231:More Piecewise Linear Pi01 Independence

[Harvey Friedman]

This version is substantially better than #230.

It appears that this round is at least very close to stabilizing, at which
time I will roll up my sleeves and check everything in detail, and provide a
rough sketch. 

These developments in no way, shape, or form obsolete BRT.

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Let N be the set of all nonnegative integers. For A containedin N and k >=
1, let A^k be the set of all k-tuples from A.

For r >= 1, let [r] = {0,...,r}. Let T:[r]^k into N, and E containedin N^k.
We define the upper image of T on E by

T<[E] = {T(x): x in E and T(x) > max(x)}.

We use U. for disjoint union.

THEOREM 1. For all T:[r]^k into N, some finite A U. T<[A^k] is [rng(T)].
Furthermore, A is unique.

Let k,r >= 1 and E containedin [r]. We write PL([r]^k,E) for the set of all
piecewise linear functions T:[r]^k into N over E. These are the functions
T:[r]^k into N presented by an affine function on each of finitely many
pieces, where each piece is presented by a finite set of linear
inequalities, and where all coefficients used throughout the presentation
are elements of E. 

For E containedin N, let E! = {x!: x in E}. For x in N^s, we define x! =
(x_1!,...,x_s!). We use cross section notation T_x, where x is a vector of
suitable length.  

PROPOSITION 2. For all T in PL([p!]^2k,[k]), some A U. T<[A^2k] meets every
nonempty T_x![A^k], and omits (8k)!!-1.

Proposition 2 is clearly Pi01. Here is an explicitly Pi01 form.

PROPOSITION 3. For all T in PL([p!]^2k,[k]), some A U. T<[A^2k] containedin
[kp!] meets every nonempty T_x![A^k], x in [p]^k, and omits (8k)!!-1.

Compare Proposition 2 with Theorem 1. It is obvious that we may take A
containedin [p!], so that Proposition 2 is explicitly Pi01.

We can use any double factorial sufficiently large relative to k instead of
(8k)!!. Other quantities can also be used.

As things stabilize, we will sharpen the (8k)!!-1.

THEOREM 4. Theorem 1 is provable in EFA (exponential function arithmetic).
Propositions 2,3 is provably equivalent, over ACA, to the consistency of MAH
= ZFC + {there exists an n-Mahlo cardinal}_n. If we remove "and omits
(8k)!!-1", then Proposition 2 becomes provable in RCA0, as it becomes a
trivial consequence of Theorem 1.

If we set p to be certain simple functions of k, rather than arbitrary, then
we can control the strength of the statement somewhat. We should be able to
get PA and n-th order arithmetic, for various n, as well as significant
fragments of ZFC, ZFC itself, and levels of the Mahlo hierarchy.

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230:Piecewise Linear Pi01 Independence  11/14/04  9:38PM

Harvey Friedman